Cleaving the Difference
By Ethan Maurice | October 28, 2021
Because language cleaves
difference that matters
Inuit people in the Arctic had
more than fifty words for “snow.”
In a modern world of abundance
where strife has become
more mental than physical
let us cleave “enjoy” and “have fun.”
”Enjoy” reminds us:
find the joy in the moment.
”Have fun” obligates us:
create the fun in the moment.
“Enjoy” is passive
and all about awareness.
“Have fun” is active
and all about manifestation.
“Enjoy” is for bowls of ice cream
and watching sunsets on the roof.
”Have fun” is for sparking gladness
at parties and in checkout lines.
Cleaving the difference
makes us better at both.
One of the coolest things about writing about my interests on the internet and hosting an annual WONDER WANDER is a spectacular increase in my luck surface area, or as I like to call it: surface area for serendipity.
Back in November, fellow camera-wielding friend and wonderwanderer Kevin sent me an out-of-the-blue text message. Could Richard, a legally-blind-totally-tapped-into-it sound healer we met capturing Festival of Yes, crash at my place for a weekend, and would I want to help film some sound baths?